1 Miss. Code. R. 5-2.3 - Application for appointment
A. Applications for
appointment must be typed or legibly written on forms provided by the Secretary
of State.
B. Applications for
appointment must include:
1. the applicant's
legal name and their commission name;
2. the applicant's date of birth;
3. the applicant's physical residence
address, a valid email address, and telephone number;
4. the applicant's business address and
telephone number, the business mailing address, if different, and the name of
the applicant's employer, if any;
5. a declaration that the applicant is a
citizen of the United States or of the applicant's status as a permanent legal
resident of the United States (green card);
6. a declaration that the applicant can read
and write English;
7. a declaration
that the applicant has never had a denial, revocation, suspension, restriction,
or resignation of a notarial commission in this State or any other state or
nation;
8. a declaration that the
applicant has not been convicted of a felony in this State or other
state-nation and is not presently incarcerated or on parole;
9. evidence of a surety bond or its
functional equivalent in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00),
signed by the notary public, that conforms to Section 41(4) of the Act
(relating to qualifications);
10.
payment of the prescribed fee; and
11. a signed and notarized oath of
office.
C. The
applicant's signature on the application must match the applicant's name as
provided on the application. The applicant must use a legible handwritten
signature which can be attributed to the applicant by anyone examining or
authenticating the signature. If an applicant's preferred signature is not
legible, so that the name on the application cannot be discerned from the
signature alone, the applicant must also legibly print his name immediately
adjacent to his preferred signature. For the purposes of this subsection, a
signature is legible if the letters are distinct and easily readable and the
notary public's full name may be determined by looking at the signature.
D. An applicant's commission name
must contain their surname, and at least the initials of the applicant's first
and middle name.
E. Where an
application is submitted without a bond, the Secretary of State may provide the
applicant a pre-commission document indicating the starting and ending dates
for use in purchasing a bond.
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